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高一英语月考试题
浙江省东阳中学2016-2017学年高一英语9月月考试题
第I卷(共70分)
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有l0秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatdoesthewoman’snewneighborlooklike?
A.Sheisshortandthin.B.Shehasdarkhair.C.Shewearsglasses.
2.Whenistheman’sbirthday?
A.OnJune12th.B.OnJune15th.C.OnJune19th.
3.Whatisthemanunsure?
A.Wherethecaféis.B.Howtheywillgotothecafé.C.Whenthenewsupermarketopens.
4.Whatdidthewomanlikebestaboutherholiday?
A.Thehistoricalcent
er.B.Thewaterpark.C.Somemuseums.
5.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?
A.Howtoreducethecompany’srunningcosts.
B.Howtomakegooduseoftheemployees.
C.Howtostophiringoutsideexperts.
第二节(共15小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面3段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.WhatdoesthewomanaskMichaeltodowithhishomework?
A.Doitatonce.B.Putitoffaftersupper.C.Finishittomorrow.
7.WhatwillMichaeldofirst?
A.Helpthewomanwithdinner.B.Recordaprogram.C.WatchTV.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Whichteamwonthebaseballmatch?
A.Themarketingteam.B.Thefinanceteam.C.Thesalesteam.
9.Whydidn’tthewoman’steamcompeteinthematch?
A.Theirbestplayerbrokehisarm.B.Themanagerdoesn’tsupporttheminplaying.
C.Manyteammembersweretoobusywithwork.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inabank.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inabookstore.
11.Whatdiscountwillthewomanreceive?
A.5%.B.15%C.20%
12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shemaycompleteaform.B.Shehasalreadygotamembershipcard.
C.Shecomestotheplaceforthefirsttime.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Husbandandwife.B.Bossandemployee.C.Co-workers.
14.WhatdidthewomanthinkoftheplotofCarelessParadise?
A.Interesting.B.Confusing.C.Special.
15.Whatwillthemandotomorrownight?
A.Drivetoanairport.B.Watchaplay.C.Takeatrip.
16.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.ThespeakerswillseeCarelessParadiseagain.
B.Thewomandoesn’tlikeCarelessParadise.
C.ThemanislookingforwardtoseeingCarelessParadise
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatdidthespeakerdoafterhisfirsttripabroad?
A.Hefoundanotherjobinabank.B.Heplannedav
isittoAsia.
C.HereturnedtoAfrica.
18.HowdidthespeakerfeelabouttheveryslowbusjourneyinIndia?
A.Angry.B.Worried.C.Pleased.
19.Whydidn’tthespeakergetthephotographofsunriseinNepal?
A.Theweatherwasbad.B.Thereweretoomanypeoplethere.
C.Hedidn’thaveenoughtimetostaythere.
20.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker?
A.HelikesaphotoofsunriseinNepalbest.
B.HisphotoofalittleboyinChinawonaprize.
C.HeisplanningtogotoSouthAfricanextweek.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
A
DoyoueverwonderwhytheEnglishhaveonewordforsomeanimalsandadifferentonefortheirmeat?
Whydotheyusepigandpork,cowandbeef,andsheepandmutton?
Tofindout,wehavetogobackto1066,whentheNormanFrenchinvadedEnglandandputaFrenchkingontheEnglishthrone(王位),whichnotonlychangedthegovernmentbutalsochangedthelanguage.Frenchbecamethelanguageoftheupperclassesofsociety.Anditremainedthatwayfor300years.Onlythesehighsocietypeoplecouldaffordtoeatmeat.Asaresult,Frenchwordslikeporc(pork)andbeouf(beef)cameintotheEnglishlanguage.However,poorEnglishfarmersraisedtheanimals.SotheEnglishlanguageretainedthewordspigandcowfromtheNativeAnglo-Saxon.
TheNormanFrenchaddedabout10,000FrenchwordstotheEnglishlanguage.Seventy-fivepercentofthemarestillinusetoday.
Accordingtolanguageexperts,EnglishspeakerswhohaveneverstudiedFrenchmayalreadyknow15,000Frenchwords!
Betweenone-thirdandtwo-thirdsofallEnglishwordshaveFrenchorigins.Somewordssuchas“possible”and“avenue”arethesameinFrenchandEnglish;onlythepronunciationschange.Otherwordssuchas“ballet”keeptheirFrenchpronunciationsinbothlanguages.
InFrenchgrammar,nounshaveeitheramaleorfemalegender(性别),soadjectivestakedifferentformsforeach.Englishhasonlyoneadjectivethatdoesthis,anditcamefromFrench.Theword“blond”describessomeonewithlight-coloredhair.“Blond”isusedformen,and“blonde”describeswomen.Andtheyarealsonouns.
SomeFrenchwordsthatenteredtheEnglishlanguagehavecompletelydifferentmeanings.TheFrenchphrase“alamode”means“instyle”.InEnglish,thephrasemeans“withtheicecream”.Someonemusthavedecidedsomethingeatenwithicecreamwasinstyle!
Now,asyoulearnEnglish,you’reonyourwaytolearningFrench!
21.FrenchwasoncepopularamongtheupperclassesoftheUKbecause__________.
A.toomanyFrenchmovedtoBritainB.Frenchbroughtanimalswiththem
C.thekingandhisofficialsspokeFrenchD.thekingallowedFrenchtobespoken
22.WhydoesanEnglishspeakerfindFrencheasytolearn?
A.BecauseEnglishandFrenchsharesimilarpronunciations.
B.BecauseEnglishgrammarandFrenchgrammararesimilar.
C.BecausealargenumberofEnglishwordshaveFrenchorigins.
D.BecauseEnglishhasgreatinfluencesontheFrenchlanguage.
23.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthetext?
A.Languageiscloselyrelatedtohistoryandculture.
B.FrenchandEnglishwordshavelittleincommon.
C.Languageiscontrolledbytheupperclassesofsociety.
D.FrenchcombinesEnglishandtheNativeAnglo-Saxon.
B
EveryoneknowshowthestoryofCinderelladoeseverythingfromsweepingthefloortocookingthemealsbeforeshemeetstheprince.IfsomeoneaskedCinderella,“Arethereanykindsofhouseholdworkthatyouparticularlyhate?
”Sheprobablywouldanswer,“Why,none,ofcourse.
Houseworkismyduty!
”Intherealworld,however,mostpeoplehavecertaindislikesforsomekindsofhouseholdwork.Twoofthesetasksareironing(熨)clothesandwashingdishes.
Ironingclothesismosthatedbecauseitisnotataskthatcanbecompletedquicklyorthoughtlessly.Eachpieceofclothing
mustbehandled(处理)separately,soironingabasketofthemcantakehours!
Ifyoudonotfollowdirectionscarefully,itmightbecomewrinkledandyouhavetostartover.Perhapsthatiswhyironingisnotafavoritethingtodo.Itcallsforextremeattentiontodetailfrombeginningtoend.
Anotherhouseholdjobthatmanypeopledislikeiswashingdishes.Ofcourse,somepeopleclaimthatthisworkisnolongeraproblembecause,wehavedishwashersnow!
However,noonewouldarguethatdishes,silverware,andespeciallypotsandpanswashedinadishwasherdon’tcomeoutascleanastheydowhenwashedbyhand.Forthisreason,manyofuscontinuetowashourdishes.Anditisajobthatnotonlytakesalotofenergybutalsorequiresthepatiencetowashanddrythem.Inaddition,unlikeironingclothes,washingdishesisathingthatusuallymustbedoneeveryday.Idon’tknowhowCinderellafeltaboutthisparticulartask,butIbelievethatmostpeoplehateitasmuchasIdo.
24.ForCinderella,doinghouseholdworkis__________.
A.whatshehatestodoB.whatsheisresponsiblefor
C.whatshelovestodoD.whatsheiscontentwith
25.Mostpeoplehatetodoclothes-ironingbecause_________.
A.ittakesalotoftimeB.ithastobedonebyoneperson
C.itmustbehandledskillfullyD.itneedscarefulplanning
26.Manypeoplestillpreferwashingdishesbyhandtomachinewashingbecause_________.
A.handwasheddishesarecleanerB.dishwashersarenotsoeasilyhandled
C.somedishescannotbewashedbymachineD.washingdishesbyhandischeaper
27.Ironingisdifferentfromwashingdishesinthat_________.
A.itrequirespatienceB.itisnotadailyhousework
C.itisnottiringD.itneedslesscare
C
Everybodyishappyashispayrises.Yetpleasureofyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthatafellowworkerhasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifheisknownasbeinglazy,youmightevenbequiteangry.Suchbehaviorisregardedas“alltoohuman”,withtheunderlyingbeliefthatotheranimalswouldnotbeabletohavethisfinelydevelopedsenseofsadness.ButastudybySarahBrosnanofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,aswell.
Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviorsofsomekindoffemalebrownmonkeys.Theylooksmart.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodhappily.Aboveall,likefemalehumanbeings,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof“goodsandservices”thanmales.
SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectsubjectsforDoctorBrosnan’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokens(奖券)forfood.Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforpiecesofcucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparateandconnectedroomssothateachcouldobservewhattheotherisgettinginreturnforitsrock,theybecamequitedifferent.
Intheworldofmonkeys,grapesareex
cellentgoods(andmuchpreferabletocucumbers).Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasnotwillingtohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithershookherowntokenattheresearcher,orrefusedtoacceptthecucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheotherroom(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtobri